Some aren’t lucky enough to have a supportive family local to them or friends willing to jump in and lend a hand. Many parents I know have never even been able to have an hour to themselves since becoming a parent because there was no-one who could have minded their child for even that long.

Day care isn’t financially viable for some parents and others simply choose not to put their little ones in the care of others.

For our family, though, day care was the best choice. We started small and built the hours up for each child.

This post isn’t about listing the benefits of day care or why we made the decision to use this option though.

My Daughter’s Last Day at Day Care

Today marks the last day of my daughter attending day care ever – because next week she starts school. I never expected to feel as sad as I do today.

Of course it’s influenced majorly by the nerves and bundle of emotions I have about her starting school. She seems fine, I’m an embarrassing mess. I believe this is the norm?